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US 10,731,043 · App. 15/950,540 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Aqueous ink jet ink composition and ink jet recording apparatus

Inventors: Takuya Takahashi (Suwa, JP); Kunihiro Fujita (Shiojiri, JP); Yusuke Mizutaki (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
C09D11/033B41J2/155C09D11/324C09D11/38B41J2/14201
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Patent No.
US 10,731,043
App. No.
15/950,540
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aqueous ink jet ink composition contains a pigment, propylene glycol, and water, in which the aqueous ink jet ink composition has the viscosity of 3.0 mm 2 /s or more and 10.0 mm 2 /s or less at 20° C., the aqueous ink jet ink composition has the pH of 7 or more, the content of the pigment is 5.5% by mass or more and 9% by mass or less based on the total amount of the aqueous ink jet ink composition, and the content of the propylene glycol is 8 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the pigment.

Claims (39)

1. An aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising:

a pigment;

a solvent including propylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-hexanediol, 2-pyrrolidone, and triethylene glycol, wherein a content of the propylene glycol is in the range of 0.5 to 9% by mass; and

water,

wherein the aqueous ink jet ink composition has a viscosity of 3.0 mm 2 /s or more and 10.0 mm 2 /s or less at 20° C.,

the aqueous ink jet ink composition has a pH of 7 or more,

a content of the pigment is 5.5% by mass or more and 9% by mass or less based on a total amount of the aqueous ink jet ink composition,

a content of the propylene glycol is 8 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the pigment, and

a specific surface area of the pigment measured by pulsed NMR is 20 m 2 /g or more and 55 m 2 /g or less.

2. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 1 , wherein

the pigment is carbon black.

3. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 2 .

4. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 1 , wherein

the pigment is a self-dispersible pigment.

5. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 4 .

6. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 1 .

7. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a pH adjuster that is at least one of potassium hydroxide and triethanol amine.

8. An aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising:

a pigment;

a solvent including propylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-hexanediol, 2-pyrrolidone, and triethylene glycol, wherein a content of the propylene glycol is in the range of 0.5 to 9% by mass; and

water,

wherein the aqueous ink jet ink composition has a viscosity of 3.0 mm 2 /s or more and 10.0 mm 2 /s or less at 20° C.,

the aqueous ink jet ink composition has a pH of 7 or more,

a content of the pigment is 5.5% by mass or more and 9% by mass or less based on a total amount of the aqueous ink jet ink composition, and

a specific surface area of the pigment measured by pulsed NMR is 20 m 2 /g or more and 55 m 2 /g or less.

9. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 8 , wherein

the pigment is carbon black.

10. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 9 .

11. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 8 , wherein

the pigment is a self-dispersible pigment.

12. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 11 .

13. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

a line head discharging the aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 8 .

14. The aqueous ink jet ink composition according to claim 8 , further comprising a pH adjuster that is at least one of potassium hydroxide and triethanol amine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: TAKAHASHI, TAKUYA; FUJITA, KUNIHIRO; MIZUTAKI, YUSUKE
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-078823 · Apr 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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